Orick, California

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Orick is a Census Designated Place in Humboldt County, California. It had a population of 357 inhabitants at the 2010 census. A former logging town, with more roadside businesses than homes, and more redwood carvings for sale at the roadside businesses than people living there.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orick,_California

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Coordinates: 41°17'25"N 124°3'38"W

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kencummings

A local state park is home to the annual Banana Slug Derby with slug racing and a slug-off of the fastest slugs. Speeds of up to 4 and 5 inches per minute are reached. This is done to promote the value of the slugs and other creatures to the redwood ecology.

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Redwood National and State Parks 7.1 km
Humboldt Lagoons State Park 9 km
Big Lagoon 13 km
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park 15 km
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park 42 km
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park 55 km
Lake Earl 61 km
Lake Earl Wildlife Area 61 km
Pacific Shores 63 km
Fort Dick, California 65 km

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Redwood National and State Parks Humboldt Lagoons State Park Big Lagoon Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Lake Earl Lake Earl Wildlife Area Pacific Shores Fort Dick, California